Class will meet on MSN this coming Tues at 9:30 to discuss the Scarlet Pimpernel. Remember, your annotated bibs must be emailed to me by 9:30 on Thursday. You must also set up a time to meet with me on messenger to discuss your bib. This can be on Thurs or Friday--let me know!
Here are some questions to consider for the Pimpernel:
1. This genre is historical fiction. What (besides being set in the past) does this genre demand? How does this book meet or alter those expectations?
2. Does the novel do anything that shows the Revolution and its aims as sympathetic? What? Why would this be part of the book?
3. What minor characters might serve as foils for the major characters? What do they suggest about them?
4. Chauvelin's downfall comes about because of his dislike for Jews. Does the novel invite the reader to reject his opinion? Or does it still expect that the reader holds a low opinion of them? What do you know about the treatment of Jews in Europe when this book was written?
5. Male and female roles in the novel. Where do characters act in a way that doesn't seem to conform with what the audience expected of their gender? Is this really resisting the gender roles that are assigned, or do the characters set them aside only to assert them?
I'll see you all on-line on Tuesday!
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